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Originally Posted by steved0x
I'm going to be the one to show my ignorance and ask: can you add the 3rd center radiator? Would that help keep things cooler, including the oil?
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That is a perfectly good question!
I have a few thoughts on the center (3rd) radiator;
One, I worry that using the coolant to lower the oil temps is hugely inefficient. Seems like direct oil cooling would be best. But you bring up a really good point.
Second, the 3rd radiator adds weight that would need to be removed somewhere else. Ok, so remove some weight somewhere else - I hear you.
Third, in my experience the 3rd radiator may not be enough. On days when the coolant temps in my car were getting too high, the same was happening to the cars with the 3rd radiator. So I wonder if the 3rd radiator is really worth the weight and expense. This one is a little harder to sort out.
Thanks for the input and I will certainly re-look at the 3rd radiator as I sort this out...
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